C-FARMs at the Mantova Food & Science Festival
During the event that aims to bring together agriculture and culture, science and pleasure, the meeting “What are we talking about when we talk about carbon farming” was held. Lucia Perugini (CMCC) and Antonio Brunori (PEFC Italy) among the participants.
Carbon-farming practices against climate change: responses from LIFE C-FARMs
The main objective of action coordinated by CMCC (Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatic fondation) in LIFE C-FARMs project context is to identify the potential for carbon sequestration by implemented or potentially implementable carbon-farming practices in Lombardy region agricultural and pedo-climatic context.
Carbon Farming in the World: August news from around the world selected for you by C-FARMs project
The LIFE C-FARMs project has selected these news, coming from all over the world, which explain several examples of good climate practices, the sustainable line of agriculture drawn in some countries and the role of carbon farming practices. From the prestigious New York Times an article on how, in New Zealand, some farms are making […]
Regulatory framework and Carbon certification system
This August 2022, thanks to coordination of PEFC Italy the A5 action of LIFE C-FARMs project has started collecting results from A1, A2 and A3 actions to create a Carbon farming certification scheme. The final goal is a model of voluntary application that will generate additional rewards and supplementary contributions to the farmers, thanks to an incentive payment interface set at national level.
How tree plantations can contribute to climate change mitigation?
As part of the LIFE C-FARMs project, the partner FederlegnoArredo (FLA) studies, with innovative methods, carbon stocked in tree plantations in specific agroforestry pilot sites in the Lombardy Region. Here following our interview with FLA experts. Who are you and what role do you play within your organization? FederlegnoArredo is the Italian Federation of Woodorking, […]
A GIS-based platform as instrument for decision-making in Carbon farming practices
Find, integrate and manage data and information in a GIS-based method is the priority to render the best support decision-making in Carbon Farming practices.In order to comply with this rule, in C-FARMs LIFE project different data (collected from different partners in different working sectors) will be integrated into an advanced high-resolution geographical information system. This […]
Carbon Farming in Italy: what data do we start with?
One of the main objectives of the C-FARMs LIFE project is linked to the identification and collection of key statistical and geospatial datasets suitable to characterize farming activities and their potential for climate change mitigation at regional level.In order to reach this objective, after a preliminary survey of the farms in Lombardy Region – which […]
C-FARMs project’s activities at Veronafiere SpA – Verona Fair 2022
The first experiences of C-FARMs project will be brought to the 115th edition of Fieragricola Veronafiere to be held in Verona FIERE 2022 from 2 to 5 March from PEFC Italia, Confagricoltura, CREA – Research, partner of the project. The conference entitled ‘CARBON FARMING: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMPANIES AND FOR THE ENVIRONMENT’ is organized by […]